Illumination Device Light Source Emulation Effect
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Solution Overview
Problem
Illumination devices used in various industries face challenges in changing or improving their appearance due to physical requirements like optics, energy consumption, and mechanics, making it difficult to provide an aesthetically pleasing design while maintaining functionality.
Innovation Solution
An illumination device comprising a first group and a second group of individually controllable light sources, with light collectors that emit light from both groups on the same side, creating a pattern of elongated elements observable from outside, allowing for optical effects and emulating features like incandescent bulbs, while optimizing light collection and reducing resource demands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If multiple light sources are used to improve illumination performance, then the lighting effect is enhanced, but the appearance becomes more visible and less aesthetic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a visual copy of traditional filament patterns using light from multiple LEDs viewed through a lens. The lens focuses light to form elongated element patterns that replicate the aesthetic appearance of incandescent filaments, while actually using modern LED light sources underneath that are not directly visible.
2Loss of information
If additional components like displays are added to convey information, then information communication is improved, but the device complexity and appearance are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the optical lens serve multiple functions: it acts as a light collector for the LEDs, creates the aesthetic filament pattern, and simultaneously conveys information through the pattern configuration. This eliminates the need for separate display components while maintaining information communication capability.
3Shape
If traditional incandescent bulbs are used to achieve aesthetic appearance, then the appearance is improved, but the energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a lens to create an optical copy of the traditional filament appearance. Multiple LED light sources positioned behind the lens produce light that, when focused through the lens, forms elongated element patterns that visually replicate incandescent filaments while consuming significantly less energy.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables an aesthetically pleasing appearance with improved light distribution and reduced component usage, allowing for the integration of optical effects and information conveyance without additional displays, resulting in a cleaner and more efficient illumination device design.
Implementation Method 1
one or more light collectors, such as one or more lenses, each being arranged for collecting light from one or more light sources from the first group of light sources and for converting the collected light into one or more light beams
Implementation Method 2
The disclosed embodiments may enable that an observer or an imaging device can observe the pattern comprising one or more elongated elements through the one or more light collectors. It may be an advantage that by having the pattern imageable and/or observable through the one or more light collectors, it may be possible to utilize an optical effect, such as a magnifying effect, of the one or more light collectors
Data Source
AI summary
An illumination device includes a plurality of light sources arranged in at least a first group of light sources having one or more light sources and a second group of light sources having one or more light sources and further includes one or more light collectors, each being arranged for collecting light from one or more light sources from the first group of light sources and for converting the collected light into one or more light beams. The first and second groups of light sources are each individually controllable. The first and second groups of light sources are both arranged for emitting light from a space on one side of the one or more light collectors. The illumination device is arranged so that light emitted from the second group of light sources through the one or more light collectors defines a pattern comprising one or more elongated elements.